Access input line on NameError?

[Michael Hudson]

gb at cs.unc.edu writes:

> Can I get access to the offending text line of the input when I take a
> NameError exception? I see that it is available on a SyntaxError but I
> can't seem to find it on a NameError.

I think you can use the traceback module to do this.  Or if you like
getting your hands dirty, use sys.exc_info() and grub around with
frame and code objects yourself.

Cheers,
M.

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